Caramelised Pear Bread | Australian Pears

Ingredients

• Shake up your banana bread recipe with this delicious pear bread. Pears add natural sweetness and help keep the bread moist.
• Try Beurre Bosc pears for this recipe - their traditional pear shape and firmer texture makes them great for cooking, particularly poaching.
• 5 pears, peeled and halved lengthwise
• ¼ ml cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp orange juice
• 3 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 5 Beurre Bosc pears, peeled and halved lengthwise
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup plain flour
• ½ cup whole meal flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• ½ tsp cinnamon